I think it's more about just being a high profile victim to send a public a message. He openly defied the US government after they denied his travel. In a big

I think it's more about just being a high profile victim to send a public a message. He openly defied the US government after they denied his travel. In a big F YOU, he still went anyway and did his thing. US government cant allow people to do such things so they had to throw him in prison. He should have just 'anonymously' video conferenced in if he really wanted to give the talk. It sucks but thats why he's in prison. Cant make the US government look foolish. He also should never have agreed to be interviewed by FBI agents without a lawyer. NK has very talented hacking teams that have stolen $400M+ in crypto (in 2021 alone) as a way to fund themselves and evade financial sanctions. Virgil def got put on the US gov radar at which point he certainly became a causality of this cyber war. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59990477 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59990477